Why Are Animals Harmed On The Set Of Movies?

Did you know that animals get injured, or even die on sets of movies? Not only does the crew harm the animals, but they lie about it and then put “No animals were harmed” at the end credits. Don’t you think that’s the wrong thing to do? Three reasons include, the crew lies about not harming the animals when they actually do, it’s the crew’s fault that they are harmed, and a lot of animals are killed/ injured on sets of movies. Well, animals are definitely NOT safe in the movie business.

A lot of animals are killed on the sets of movies. For example, in The Hobbit: Unexpected Journey, more than two dozen animals were killed on the set of the movie; mostly sheep and goats. This supports my stance because, if a lot of animals were killed on
the set, than the animals were definitely not safe. Also, on the set of Luck, three horses were killed. How does this make it safe for other horses to be on the set, if there’s a chance of being killed? Lastly, during the filming of Failure to Launch, there was a chipmunk that was dropped and stepped on by its handler, and killed it. We know can’t trust that handler to handle any other animals, so the animals probably feel unsafe.

The crew lied about not harming the animals, when they actually do.
When they put “No Animals Were Harmed during the making of this film”, it isn’t true. There is a long history of animals of being killed/injured on the set of movies. For example, in Life Of Pi, the bengal tiger nearly drowned on the set of the movie. If the tiger nearly drowned, why would you put that no animals were harmed at the end credits? Another example, in Eight Below, a husky dog was a repeatedly punched by its trainor on the set of the movie. Yet, they still put that no animals were harmed in the making of this movie at the end
credits.

It’s usually the crew’s fault that the animals are being harmed/killed on the sets of movies. To start off, it should always be the crew’s/trainer's responsibility to make sure the animals aren’t being harmed/injured. For example, in the movie The Hobbit, when the animals died of dehydration and of being tired, it was the crew’s fault that they didn’t get enough water and didn’t have time to rest. If the crew was watching out for the animals in the first place, more animals would still be alive. Secondly, in Eight Below, it was the trainer’s fault that the husky dog was being harmed. On purpose, that trainer wanted to punch the poor little animal and it was his/her’s fault. Lastly, in Life of Pi, the tiger nearly drowned because the crew wasn’t watching and keeping close eye on what was going on. Even though the tiger didn’t completely drown, he was still harmed on not getting close attention to him.

Many people state that animals are safe in the movie business because they usually die of natural causes.
However, there is a bigger percentage that the crew is purposefully harming the animals on the sets of movies. According to (www.pbs.org), there was a lot of animals that either were harmed or killed on the set of the movie. One article stated, “An animal handler dropped a chipmunk, stepped on it, thus killing it during the production of ‘Failure to Launch’. “ In this case, the animal didn’t die of natural causes and it was the handlers fault that it is dead.

In conclusion, the crew lies about not harming the animals when they actually do, a lot of animals are being harmed on the set of movies and lastly, it’s usually the crew’s fault that the animal is being harmed/killed. So, animals are definitely not safe in the movie business and on the sets of
movies.